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Every principle stated here should survive the question: *can this be said in fewer moves without losing load-bearing meaning?*\n\nIf yes — **compress**. The compressed version is not just more elegant. It is more correct. Closer to the invariant.\n\n---\n\n## Claims\n\n- **Claim:** Compression is the articulation equivalent of least action · **Tier:** system · **Confidence:** high\n- **Claim:** Excess articulation is predation on the reader's attention · **Tier:** system · **Confidence:** high\n- **Claim:** The compressed version is more correct, not just more elegant · **Tier:** system · **Confidence:** medium\n\n## Example\n\nOriginal: \"The individual who possesses the capability to act and who chooses not to act in the face of remediable harm is in a state of moral failure that is proportionate to their capability.\"\n\nCompressed: \"Capability creates obligation. Withholding remedy is proportional to capacity.\"\n\nSame logical load. Fewer moves. 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